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Render of Baião Rural Tourism: a low dark volume set into a terraced hillside above an infinity pool

Baião Rural Tourism

An architecture shaped by continuity, materiality and a quiet dialogue with the natural landscape.

Baião, Portugal · 2023
EN PT
Typology Tourism
Size 425m2
Location Baião
Status In Progress
Project ID 23TRB
Baião Rural Tourism: render of the house tucked under a planted roof, stepping down the terraces among trees and stone walls

A dialogue with the existing landscape

Set within a territory defined by a strong ecological and agricultural presence, the project begins with an attentive reading of the site, responding to both its natural characteristics and regulatory constraints.

Baião Rural Tourism: hillside view of the long dark-roofed volume emerging from vegetation, with the valley beyond

Extending what was already there

The intervention follows an approach of respect and continuity. Rooted in a pre-existing structure, the construction preserves its original position and extends through a new volume that gently adapts to the terrain.

Baião Rural Tourism: rendered terrace with outdoor sofas under the dark roof overhang, looking over the river valleyBaião Rural Tourism: render from the lower garden, the building reading as a thin horizontal line in the slope

Letting nature extend over architecture

The green roof integrates the building into the morphology of the slope, reinforcing the visual continuity of the landscape. Beyond its thermal and environmental role, it promotes biodiversity and allows vegetation to extend over the architecture.

Baião Rural Tourism: visualisation of the infinity pool and dark deck beside the house, flowering shrubs in the foreground

Materials rooted in place

Granite stone and timber draw directly from the local geography and are combined with exposed concrete. Together, they establish a contemporary but quiet material language, creating an architecture that is robust, serene and connected to its context.

Baião Rural Tourism: render of a galley kitchen with dark cabinetry and a light worktop leading towards the glazingBaião Rural Tourism: green roof of the Baião project merging into the hillside, with the river and hills in the distance

Designed to belong

Rather than imposing itself on the landscape, the architecture seeks to amplify the experience of the place. Its volumetry and construction solutions preserve the integrity of the surroundings while gently revealing their natural structure.

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The architecture does not seek to stand out, but to belong.

Quietly belonging

Baião Rural Tourism: render of the house cantilevering over the slope next to a sloping cobbled access road
Baião Rural Tourism: rendered outdoor lounge on a planted terrace, the living room open behind full-height glazing
Baião Rural Tourism: living room render with soft cream sofas, rust armchairs and a dining table by the glazing
Baião Rural Tourism: render of a lounge under a dark ceiling, a long sofa facing a suspended fireplace and the view
Baião Rural Tourism: dining area render seen past a perforated brick screen, a long table before tall windows
Baião Rural Tourism: long corridor render with a dark timber-lined wall and a light wall lit by a recessed niche
Baião Rural Tourism: bedroom visualisation with a low bed, dark wall panels and a leather lounge chair
Baião Rural Tourism: bathroom render with a pale pedestal basin, dark vanity shelf and a ribbed glass screen
Floor plan drawing of the Baião Rural Tourism house, its long angled wing of rooms following the slope

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